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Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that the decisions of the GST Council are only recommendatory in nature and not binding on the Centre and the states. (Photo:PTI)

DC Edit | Balaji: SC upholds CM's primacy

The Supreme Court had to remind governors that they hold no veto power over the right of the state legislatures in...

8 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Indias bowler Mohammed Siraj celebrates the wicket of South Africas batter Aiden Markram during the second day of the second Test match between India and South Africa, at the Newlands Cricket Ground, in Cape Town, South Africa, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo/Atul Yadav)

DC Edit | Splendid show by Indian quicks

In the shortest Test match in cricket history lasting just 107 overs, Team India emerged victorious and won all the...

6 Jan 2024 12:49 AM IST

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal addresses a press conference regarding summons issued to him by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) in the excise policy case, in New Delhi, Thursday, Jan. 4, 2024. (PTI Photo)

DC Edit | Kejriwal saga signals real intent of Central agencies

The misuse of the central investigative agencies by the Union government has been a topic of discussion in India for...

6 Jan 2024 12:36 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the seriousness of the security breach in Parliament cannot be underestimated.(PTI)

DC Edit | Modi leads BJP's charge to make gains in South

The BJP’s attempt to push itself in south India ahead of the Lok Sabha despite a series of electoral reversals in...

4 Jan 2024 11:52 PM IST

People gather at the site of an explosion in the city of Kerman, about 510 miles (820 kilometres) southeast of the capital Tehran, Iran, Wednesday, Jan. 3, 2024. Two bombs exploded Wednesday at a commemoration for a prominent Iranian general slain by the U.S. in a 2020 drone strike, Iranian officials said, as the Middle East remains on edge over Israels war on Hamas in the Gaza Strip. AP/PT

DC Edit | Iran blasts raise global tension

As if the Middle East tension were not enough with incendiary events taking place in an arc from the Mediterranean...

4 Jan 2024 11:46 PM IST

The Supreme Court. (Image source:Wikipedia)

DC Edit | Sebi probe must be time-bound

Institutional credibility is paramount in a democracy, whether it is market regulator or the judiciary

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Oil tankers parked during a protest by truck drivers against a provision in the new penal law on hit-and-run accident cases, at Sipara fuel station in Patna, on Tuesday, (File Photo :PTI)

DC Edit | Win for democracy as truckers get reprieve

Truck drivers went on a nationwide strike against a new law passed by the Central government

4 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Israels ex-premier and leader of the Likud party Benjamin Netanyahu addresses supporters at campaign headquarters in Jerusalem early on November 2, 2022, after the end of voting for national elections. - Netanyahu inched towards reclaiming power after projected election results showed a majority government was within reach for the veteran right-winger, but the outlook could shift as ballots are counted. (Photo: AFP)

DC Edit | A judicial rap for Netanyahu

The Israeli army may have strategically decided to pull some troops from Gaza

3 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

The Congress must feel that it is better placed now after a democratic CWC exercise, the holding of a rally to stress its pubic support in a state that used to be a bellwether of national politics and its understanding of the role it is to play in INDIA bloc and, for that matter, in India. (Image:R. Pavan)

DC Edit | Congress needs to talk to allies over agenda, seats

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has been winning elections since 2014 despite several of its allies leaving its...

3 Jan 2024 12:00 AM IST

Arvind Panagariya is the chairman of the 16th Finance Commission. (DC File Image)

DC Edit | Panagariya will be a perfect fit

The Central government has appointed noted economist and well-known advocate of free markets, Arvind Panagariya, as the...

2 Jan 2024 12:55 AM IST

An e-rickshaw near the entry gate of Shri Ram Janmabhoomi temple during a cold and foggy winter morning, in Ayodhya, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo/Manvender Vashist Lav)

DC Edit | In 2024, Bharat will be defined by a quest for Ram, peace,...

The New Year ahead for all of us in India is not too hard to crystal gaze — it will be defined by the quest and...

2 Jan 2024 12:52 AM IST

Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with a member of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) during signing of a peace accord between ULFA and the central and Assam governments, in New Delhi, Friday, Dec. 29, 2023. (PTI Photo/Arun Sharma)

DC Edit | Ulfa pact must be broader for lasting peace in Assam

The tripartite agreement signed by the Union government, the Assam government and the pro-talks faction of the United...

1 Jan 2024 12:05 AM IST